Democrats Insist on Their Priorities Over Pandemic Relief

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• On September 28, House Democrats released partisan COVID-19 legislation that added up to more than $2 trillion worth of things like tax breaks for the wealthy and government checks for people in the U.S. illegally.
• Instead of focusing on important pandemic relief for American families, the bill focuses on the Democrats’ political agenda and includes provisions completely unrelated to the pandemic. 
• Last month, Senate Republicans voted to provide targeted COVID-19 relief; Democrats blocked that relief effort. 

On September 10, Senate Republicans voted to provide targeted pandemic relief to American families; Democrats blocked that relief effort. On September 28, House Democrats released a partisan wish list – more than $2 trillion worth of things like tax breaks for the wealthy and government checks for people in the U.S. illegally. Instead of focusing on the things both sides can agree on – funding for testing, treatment, and vaccines; supporting schools and childcare centers; helping unemployed Americans – Democrats insist on continuing to push policies that are completely unrelated to pandemic relief. As just one sign of their misplaced priorities, Democrats’ legislation includes 68 mentions of support for the marijuana industry but only uses the word “job” 47 times.

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